Example sentences of "[pron] put [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tonson 's printer and Purcell himself put on an extra turn of speed in case . |
| 2 | And when , just before dark , the Regent himself put in an appearance , with a larger than anticipated company , spirits rose further . |
| 3 | She put on a brave show when she was tried in New York last year in connection with some property deals . |
| 4 | We may be very liberated and all that but — ‘ Oh — I must ask my husband ’ ’ She put on a high-pitched imbecile voice like a detergent or wash-up liquid ad . |
| 5 | In the Commissioner 's office she put on a brave front . |
| 6 | Then she put on a white crash helmet , climbed into her kart and roared off at the Playscape circuit in Clapham , South London . |
| 7 | She put on a jacket , though he would know why she had the jacket on , and went out , under his cold furious dissecting gaze . |
| 8 | She put on a red petticoat first , then a black dress , and a white veil over the dress . |
| 9 | She put on a great act , pretending to be heartbroken and begging for a chance to restart our relationship , but shortly after she 'd gained access to the apartment there was a phone call . |
| 10 | She put on a straight yellow skirt , just brushing her knee , and a matching vest-top . |
| 11 | After that she put on a dress of burnt sienna which contrasted with her pale gold hair and made her feel more feminine . |
| 12 | She put on a passable imitation of a BBC accent . |
| 13 | She put on a calm face . |
| 14 | While they were in the travelling coach , she put on an outward appearance of sadness for a loyal employee , killed in an attempt to save his master 's horse . |
| 15 | She did n't really know what she should be wearing , but that morning she put on an old pair of jeans . |
| 16 | She put on an adopted cosy accent to make him laugh , but she was no mimic and the effort was arthritic . |
| 17 | She put up a token resistance , but , knowing that she only existed on his sufferance , opened her mind to him and let him prowl . |
| 18 | But she put up a barrier around her , and allowed no one to pass . |
| 19 | Theresa Stevens , 21 , was beaten , repeatedly stabbed and strangled as she put up a desperate fight to save herself . |
| 20 | By day , she put up a shelter against the sun and listened to the cacophony inside her . |
| 21 | ‘ She put up a fight . ’ |
| 22 | She put up a better show in the 1980s . |
| 23 | She put up a screen and locked her chamber door . |
| 24 | Unconsciously she put up a hand to that fatal head of hair , and her fingers , coming into contact with the enveloping white cap , brought her a sobering thought . |
| 25 | She put up a hand and tried to push him aside . |
| 26 | She put up a hand as if to ward him off , summoning every ounce from her reserves to say lightly , ‘ Of course we 'll talk . |
| 27 | She put down a bag and dislodged a green dome of moss . |
| 28 | When Lalage had gone out to her car , she put down a dog and took Andrew into her long arms . |
| 29 | No , it came about because she put down a what card and I |
| 30 | She put out a finger to touch the letters and it came away red-stained : the paint was fresh . |